Canadian charity law checklist features compliance issues
Charity and non-profit lawyer Mark Blumberg offers a compliance checklist for Canadian charities via the GlobalPhilanthropy.ca charity assistance project.
Archives for July 2011
Reduced hours of work and job sharing – an idea suited for North America?
In a recent Globe and Mail video, author Juliet Schor discusses how reducing work hours might be the answer to some of the problems facing Canada’s workforce. Schor mentions that having employees work shorter hours decreases unemployment rates, lowers greenhouse emissions, and improves quality of life.
CIC issues additional guidance on specialized knowledge intracompany transferees
On July 4, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada ("CIC") issued Operational Bulletin 316 (the "Bulletin"). The Bulletin contains additional instructions regarding the assessment criteria that should be considered when adjudicating specialized knowledge intracompany transferee work permit applications.
